Engineers for a Sustainable World
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Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) is a national not-for-profit based in Merced
, California
. ESW is an umbrella organization
with chapters established at twenty-seven colleges and universities located primarily in the United States
. ESW chapters work on technical engineering projects that have a focus on sustainability and environmental issues. Projects can be located either in the vicinity of the university or internationally. Chapters are made up of students, and are semi-autonomous.
ESW was known as Engineers Without Frontiers USA (EWF-USA) through 2004. ESW was established in 2001 in Ithaca, New York
at Cornell University
. ESW was based at Cornell from 2001 through August 30, 2007, when it moved its headquarters to Oakland, California
. In July 2011, ESW moved its headquarters again, this time to Merced, California
to be housed by the University of California, Merced
.
. The remaining officers are student members of university chapters.
ESW also has an advisory board with members from academia
and corporations.
On its official website, ESW defines its vision as the following:
ESW defines its mission as:
ESW defines its goals as:
.
In the spring of 2002, the first collegiate chapters were formed at Cornell and Pennsylvania State University
. By December 2002, chapters had formed at other universities across the United States, including Stanford
, Northwestern
, Caltech
, and UC-Berkeley
.
In March 2004, EWF-USA changed its name to Engineers for a Sustainable World following a dispute with Engineers Without Borders - USA over the similarity between the two names.
In 2007, the ESW national office relocated from Ithaca, New York
, to Oakland, California
.
In September 2008, Regina Clewlow stepped down as executive director to be replaced by Julie Chow. This marked the first time in ESW’s history that someone other than Ms. Clewlow would be directing the organization.
On July 1, 2011, Julie Chow stepped down as executive director, concurrent with ESW’s national headquarters relocating to the University of California, Merced
. She was replaced by Dr. E. Daniel Hirleman as acting executive director. Dr. Hirleman holds this position in addition to being the dean of the school of engineering at UC-Merced
.
won a $10,900 grant to develop a portable solar tree
. The team will be working with the UCSD chapter of the American Solar Energy Society
to develop the project.
district 6000, a team from the University of Iowa
worked on providing clean water access to the citizens of Xicotepec
, Mexico
. The first trip to Xicotepec occurred in 2003. Since then, the project has helped build and supply two school libraries and treated thousands of children for intestinal parasites. Since 2007, a multidisciplinary course called “International Perspectives: Xicotepec” has been offered at Iowa during the spring semester. During spring break, students in the class travel to Xicotepec to continue the work started by ESW and Rotary International.
chapter worked on a plan to install a 17 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on the roof of the Ford Motor Company
Engineering Design Center on Northwestern’s Evanston, Illinois
campus. The system was named “Centennial Solar Panel System (CSPS)” in honor of the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
’s 100th anniversary in 2009.
The final construction was completed on April 21, 2011. In collaboration with the Northwestern Sustainability Fund, ESW team members raised $117,000 over the project’s two-year history. The largest contribution came from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, which donated $65,083.
, a team of ESW-Northwestern students designed and began to construct the Tiny House, a 128 square foot off-the-grid
home. The team's goal is to demonstrate the minimization of a person's footprint on the environment. The Tiny House has solar energy and water collection systems. Construction is slated to be completed in fall 2011.
) traveled to Rwanda to meet with the Dean of Applied Sciences and Agriculture at the National University of Rwanda (NUR)
in Butare
, Rwanda
. The two agreed to move forward on a collaborative project. In the spring of 2009, a senior design course at Purdue focused on the design of an irrigation system, calling themselves the Global Team for Irrigation in Africa (GTIA). The team has made several trips to NUR to collaborate with Rwandan students on the irrigation system, and has started a chapter of ESW there.
chapter of ESW has been collaborating with Geohazards International (GHI) to study the earthquake and tsunami readiness of Padang, Indonesia
. The project began in 2009 as a part of ESW-Stanford’s “Design for a Sustainable World” class. Padang is located close to a tectonic plate boundary
, which makes the danger of earthquakes and tsunamis high. The region was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in addition to a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in 2009. The Stanford team traveled to Padang in the summers of 2009 and 2010 to conduct research and work on implementing strategies for tsunami safety.
In 2009, the Stanford
chapter of ESW received a 10,000 euro Mondialogo Engineering Award
from UNESCO
and Daimler AG for its work on this project.
and the National Science Foundation (NSF)
, ESW has developed curriculum on the topic of sustainable design at the university level. This curriculum is offered at 9 universities in the United States:
Merced, California
Merced is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California in the San Joaquin Valley of Northern California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 78,958. Incorporated in 1889, Merced is a charter city that operates under a council-manager government...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. ESW is an umbrella organization
Umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. In business, political, or other environments, one group, the umbrella organization, provides resources and often an identity to the smaller organizations...
with chapters established at twenty-seven colleges and universities located primarily in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. ESW chapters work on technical engineering projects that have a focus on sustainability and environmental issues. Projects can be located either in the vicinity of the university or internationally. Chapters are made up of students, and are semi-autonomous.
ESW was known as Engineers Without Frontiers USA (EWF-USA) through 2004. ESW was established in 2001 in Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
. ESW was based at Cornell from 2001 through August 30, 2007, when it moved its headquarters to Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. In July 2011, ESW moved its headquarters again, this time to Merced, California
Merced, California
Merced is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California in the San Joaquin Valley of Northern California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 78,958. Incorporated in 1889, Merced is a charter city that operates under a council-manager government...
to be housed by the University of California, Merced
University of California, Merced
The University of California, Merced, commonly referred to as UC Merced or UCM, is the tenth and newest of the University of California campuses. Located in the San Joaquin Valley in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Merced, UC Merced was the first American research university to...
.
Overview
ESW has six officers who comprise its national team. They include the executive director, office manager, director of community, director of education and projects, and two directors of chapter relations. The executive director, Dr. E. Daniel Hirleman, and office manager, Rosalina Aranda, are full-time employees of UC-MercedUniversity of California, Merced
The University of California, Merced, commonly referred to as UC Merced or UCM, is the tenth and newest of the University of California campuses. Located in the San Joaquin Valley in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Merced, UC Merced was the first American research university to...
. The remaining officers are student members of university chapters.
| Name | Position | University Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. E. Daniel Hirleman | Acting Executive Director | University of California, Merced University of California, Merced The University of California, Merced, commonly referred to as UC Merced or UCM, is the tenth and newest of the University of California campuses. Located in the San Joaquin Valley in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Merced, UC Merced was the first American research university to... |
| Rosalina Aranda | Office Manager | University of California, Merced University of California, Merced The University of California, Merced, commonly referred to as UC Merced or UCM, is the tenth and newest of the University of California campuses. Located in the San Joaquin Valley in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Merced, UC Merced was the first American research university to... |
| Alexander Dale | Director of Community | University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of... |
| Rob Best | Director of Education and Projects | Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
| Johnny Sompholphardy | Director of Chapter Relations - West | University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin... |
| Alexandre David | Director of Chapter Relations - East | University of Rochester University of Rochester The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The... |
ESW also has an advisory board with members from academia
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
and corporations.
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Dr. E. Daniel Hirleman (chair) | University of California, Merced University of California, Merced The University of California, Merced, commonly referred to as UC Merced or UCM, is the tenth and newest of the University of California campuses. Located in the San Joaquin Valley in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Merced, UC Merced was the first American research university to... |
| Rob Best | Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
| Roger Caldwell | MEMC Electronic Materials MEMC Electronic Materials MEMC Electronic Materials is a United States manufacturer of silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry. The company's stock is part of the S&P 500 stock index. Originally established in 1959 as the Monsanto Electronic Materials Company, a business unit of Monsanto Company, the company is... |
| Dr. Moira Gunn | National Public Radio NPR NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting... |
| Dr. James Jensen | University at Buffalo University at Buffalo, The State University of New York University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, also commonly known as the University at Buffalo or UB, is a public research university and a "University Center" in the State University of New York system. The university was founded by Millard Fillmore in 1846. UB has multiple campuses... |
| Dr. Craig Just | University of Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees... |
| Christopher Llop | Analysis Group Analysis Group Analysis Group, Inc. founded in 1981, is the largest privately held economic consulting firm in the United States. The firm provides economic, financial and strategic analysis and expert testimony to law firms, corporations, and government agencies.... |
On its official website, ESW defines its vision as the following:
ESW defines its mission as:
ESW mobilizes students and professionals through education, technical projects and collaborative action to impact local and global sustainability challenges.
ESW defines its goals as:
In support of the mission, ESW's primary goals are to:
- Stimulate and foster an increased, and more diverse community of engineers;
- Bring together students and professionals of various disciplines to create lasting solutions with immediate impacts;
- Infuse sustainability into the practice and studies of every engineer;
- Encourage innovative ideas that promote environmental, economic, and social sustainability;
- Increase community participation in sustainable engineering and development worldwide.
Organization History
While earning an engineering masters degree at Cornell University, Regina Clewlow began developing the vision for Engineers Without Frontiers USA (EWF-USA) in early 2001. Working with her friend and mentor, Krishna Athreya, Regina began to develop the framework for EWF-USA’s national organization. As a part of a master’s degree course at Cornell, she developed the business plan for EWF-USA and secured a partnership with a non-profit incubator based at Cornell called the Center for Transformative Action. EWF-USA was then officially established, with Regina Clewlow as its first executive directorExecutive director
Executive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
.
In the spring of 2002, the first collegiate chapters were formed at Cornell and Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...
. By December 2002, chapters had formed at other universities across the United States, including Stanford
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, Northwestern
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
, Caltech
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
, and UC-Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.
In March 2004, EWF-USA changed its name to Engineers for a Sustainable World following a dispute with Engineers Without Borders - USA over the similarity between the two names.
In 2007, the ESW national office relocated from Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, to Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
.
In September 2008, Regina Clewlow stepped down as executive director to be replaced by Julie Chow. This marked the first time in ESW’s history that someone other than Ms. Clewlow would be directing the organization.
On July 1, 2011, Julie Chow stepped down as executive director, concurrent with ESW’s national headquarters relocating to the University of California, Merced
University of California, Merced
The University of California, Merced, commonly referred to as UC Merced or UCM, is the tenth and newest of the University of California campuses. Located in the San Joaquin Valley in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Merced, UC Merced was the first American research university to...
. She was replaced by Dr. E. Daniel Hirleman as acting executive director. Dr. Hirleman holds this position in addition to being the dean of the school of engineering at UC-Merced
University of California, Merced
The University of California, Merced, commonly referred to as UC Merced or UCM, is the tenth and newest of the University of California campuses. Located in the San Joaquin Valley in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Merced, UC Merced was the first American research university to...
.
Solar Tree
In June 2011, a team of ESW-University of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
won a $10,900 grant to develop a portable solar tree
Solar tree
A solar tree is a decorative means of producing solar energy. It uses multiple solar panels which form the shape of a tree by assistance of poles. Solar trees can double as street lights.-External links:*]]**...
. The team will be working with the UCSD chapter of the American Solar Energy Society
American Solar Energy Society
The American Solar Energy Society is an association of solar professionals and advocates in the United States. Founded in 1954, ASES is dedicated to inspiring an era of energy innovation and speeding the transition toward a sustainable energy economy...
to develop the project.
Xicotepec, Mexico Project
Along with Iowa Rotary InternationalRotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...
district 6000, a team from the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
worked on providing clean water access to the citizens of Xicotepec
Xicotepec (municipality)
Xicotepec is a town and municipality in Puebla in south-eastern Mexico....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. The first trip to Xicotepec occurred in 2003. Since then, the project has helped build and supply two school libraries and treated thousands of children for intestinal parasites. Since 2007, a multidisciplinary course called “International Perspectives: Xicotepec” has been offered at Iowa during the spring semester. During spring break, students in the class travel to Xicotepec to continue the work started by ESW and Rotary International.
Centennial Solar Panel System
From 2009 through 2011, members of ESW’s NorthwesternNorthwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
chapter worked on a plan to install a 17 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on the roof of the Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
Engineering Design Center on Northwestern’s Evanston, Illinois
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
campus. The system was named “Centennial Solar Panel System (CSPS)” in honor of the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Established in 1909, the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science is one of eleven schools at Northwestern University. Most engineering classes are held in the Technological Institute, which students often refer to as "Tech." In October 2005, another building called the Ford...
’s 100th anniversary in 2009.
The final construction was completed on April 21, 2011. In collaboration with the Northwestern Sustainability Fund, ESW team members raised $117,000 over the project’s two-year history. The largest contribution came from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, which donated $65,083.
Tiny House
Conceived as a part of the small house movementSmall house movement
The small house movement is a popular description for the architectural and social movement that advocates living in small homes. It is particularly vocal in the USA, where the book The Not So Big House is credited with starting the backlash against supersized homes.-Background:While in developed...
, a team of ESW-Northwestern students designed and began to construct the Tiny House, a 128 square foot off-the-grid
Off-the-grid
The term off-the-grid or off-grid refers to living in a self-sufficient manner without reliance on one or more public utilities....
home. The team's goal is to demonstrate the minimization of a person's footprint on the environment. The Tiny House has solar energy and water collection systems. Construction is slated to be completed in fall 2011.
Global Team for Irrigation in Africa
In fall 2008, Dr. E. Daniel Hirleman (then the chair of the mechanical engineering department at PurduePurdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
) traveled to Rwanda to meet with the Dean of Applied Sciences and Agriculture at the National University of Rwanda (NUR)
National University of Rwanda
The National University of Rwanda is the largest university in Rwanda. It is located at in the city of Butare and was established in 1963 by the government in cooperation with the Congregation of the Dominicans from the Province of Quebec.When it was established, the NUR had three divisions The...
in Butare
Butare
Butare is a city in the Southern Province of Rwanda and capital of Huye district. It was the capital of the former Butare Province, Rwanda, that was dissolved on January 1, 2006....
, Rwanda
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
. The two agreed to move forward on a collaborative project. In the spring of 2009, a senior design course at Purdue focused on the design of an irrigation system, calling themselves the Global Team for Irrigation in Africa (GTIA). The team has made several trips to NUR to collaborate with Rwandan students on the irrigation system, and has started a chapter of ESW there.
Padang City Tsunami Preparations
The Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
chapter of ESW has been collaborating with Geohazards International (GHI) to study the earthquake and tsunami readiness of Padang, Indonesia
Padang, Indonesia
Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located on the western coast of Sumatra at . It has an area of and a population of over 833,000 people at the 2010 Census.-History:...
. The project began in 2009 as a part of ESW-Stanford’s “Design for a Sustainable World” class. Padang is located close to a tectonic plate boundary
Plate tectonics
Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere...
, which makes the danger of earthquakes and tsunamis high. The region was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in addition to a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in 2009. The Stanford team traveled to Padang in the summers of 2009 and 2010 to conduct research and work on implementing strategies for tsunami safety.
In 2009, the Stanford
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
chapter of ESW received a 10,000 euro Mondialogo Engineering Award
Mondialogo Engineering Award
Mondialogo Engineering Award was established to encourage cooperation and dialogue between engineering people from different countries and cultures, working together across continents on a joint project activity...
from UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
and Daimler AG for its work on this project.
Sustainable Design Curriculum
In collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
and the National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
, ESW has developed curriculum on the topic of sustainable design at the university level. This curriculum is offered at 9 universities in the United States:
- CalTechCalifornia Institute of TechnologyThe California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
- Cornell UniversityCornell UniversityCornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
- Iowa State UniversityIowa State UniversityIowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
- Purdue UniversityPurdue UniversityPurdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
- Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
- University at BuffaloUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New York, also commonly known as the University at Buffalo or UB, is a public research university and a "University Center" in the State University of New York system. The university was founded by Millard Fillmore in 1846. UB has multiple campuses...
- The University of IowaUniversity of IowaThe University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
- The University of RochesterUniversity of RochesterThe University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
- The University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...